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"why" in German

warum
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Summary

The German translation for “why” is warum.

Examples of "why" in use

There are 61 examples of the German word for "why" being used:
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Tell Tom why. Sag Tom, warum.
Why do you want to dance? Warum willst du tanzen?
Why do you not believe Tom? Warum glaubst du Tom nicht?
Why are you drinking so much tonight? Warum trinkst du heute Abend so viel?
Why didn’t you come by bus? Warum bist du nicht mit dem Bus gekommen?
Why did you buy a turtle? Warum hast du eine Schildkröte gekauft?
Why were you late for class? Warum bist du zu spät zum Unterricht gekommen?
Why didn’t you phone before coming? Warum hast du nicht angerufen, bevor du gekommen bist?
Why did you decide to buy this house? Warum haben Sie sich für den Kauf dieses Hauses entschieden?
Ah, why? Ah, warum?

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"why" Practice (62)
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Ah, why?,
And why not?,
Do you know why I stopped you?,
Do you know why Tom bought this?,
Do you know why?,
Tell Tom why.,
We understand why.,
Why are you angry?,
Why are you causing so much fuss here?,
Why are you cursing?,
Why are you drinking so much tonight?,
Why are you here?,
Why are you visiting the United Kingdom?,
Why are you whispering? (you singular),
Why couldn’t we get through that barrier?,
Why did he get involved?,
Why did Tom buy this?,
Why did Tom sell his farm?,
Why did Yanni do that?,
Why did you buy a turtle?
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https://lingopolo.org/dutch/word/why

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